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Bill would help Missouri high school students make career, college decisions

February 19, 2020 11:26 AM Connor Hirsch

A Mid-Missouri representative has filed a bill meant to help high school students make decisions about their careers.

Missouri Attorney General Schmitt seeks election

February 19, 2020 2:18 PM Associated Press

Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says he’s running to keep his seat.

State lawmakers to discuss medical marijuana licensing

February 19, 2020 5:48 AM Brittany Wiley

Missouri lawmakers will hold a hearing on medical marijuana licensing on Wednesday.

Missouri lawmakers advance proposal to prohibit breed bans

February 18, 2020 7:22 PM Barry Mangold

A bill that would outlaw any breed-specific regulations enforced by local governments passed out of a House committee Tuesday.

State lawmaker offers support to Columbia business owner faced with return to prison

February 18, 2020 4:54 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A state law maker from Boone County is throwing her support to a local business owner facing a return to prison. State Rep. Cheri Toalson-Reisch, R-Hallsville, said she hoped state authorities would decide to leave Dimetrious Woods on parole instead of taking him back to prison. She joined a dozen people in

Columbia council approves extension for Broadway Hotel construction

February 18, 2020 9:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a construction extension for the Broadway Hotel at its meeting on Monday.

Boy Scouts bankruptcy filing will not affect local chapters

February 18, 2020 1:12 PM Alec Pettus

The Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy filing will mean “no change to the local Scouting experience,” according to a local Scout council.

Missouri House lawmakers push for Medicaid fixes

February 17, 2020 5:16 AM Joe McLean

Missouri House Democrats are set to discuss Medicaid in the state at a news conference Monday.

Statewide prescription monitoring bill advances to Senate, faces roadblocks

February 17, 2020 8:27 PM Associated Press

Missouri is the only state without a statewide database to track prescription opioids, and it’s unclear when, or if, that will ever change.

St. Louis Co. officer shot, suspect at-large after shoplifting

February 16, 2020 10:58 PM Barry Mangold

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Police are searching for one suspect after a uniformed police officer was shot in Ferguson, Missouri Sunday evening. The St. Louis County Police Department said the officer was shot while in a Walmart. The officer attempted to stop a shoplifter, police said, who then shot the officer multiple times. The officer

Gov. Parson’s budget to include $22 million for county jail reimbursement

February 14, 2020 10:33 AM Joe McLean

An effort is underway by the Parson administration to pay down the $32 million tab owed to county jails across the state.

Habitat for Humanity to build nine homes in Jefferson City

February 14, 2020 7:39 PM Zach Boetto

The River City Habitat for Humanity is nearly doubling down on its regular home builds this year after the tornado that struck Jefferson City last May.

Representatives say funding to raise teachers’ pay will be hard to find

February 13, 2020 4:01 PM Connor Hirsch

Missouri representatives on both sides of the aisle say finding money in the budget to boost teachers’ pay could prove difficult.

Ethics commission: Greitens campaign failed to report contributions

February 13, 2020 2:31 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Ethics Commission fined former Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign in an order released Thursday after finding his committee failed to report in-kind contributions.

Contractors break ground on Moniteau Creek Bridge demolition

February 11, 2020 8:34 PM Zach Boetto

Demolition started Tuesday on the Moniteau Creek Bridge in Cole County. Eric Landwehr, a Cole County Public Works engineer said the bridge, which is located just off of Highway 179, had been out of commission since 2016. “It’s about time because it was getting in bad shape,” Landwehr said. In February 2016, MoDOT gave the

Missouri bill takes aim at rising drug costs and drug industry middlemen

February 11, 2020 2:34 PM Connor Hirsch

A bill filed in the Missouri Senate aims to modify the role of pharmacy benefit managers to combat rising drug prices and provide transparency for patients.

Charges dismissed in deadly Saline County shooting

February 11, 2020 5:39 AM Brittany Wiley

The Missouri Attorney General’s office confirmed Monday that charges against a Saline County murder suspect were dismissed.

House committee to discuss vaping in schools

February 11, 2020 5:18 AM Brittany Wiley

The Missouri State House committee on Elementary and Secondary Education is set to discuss vaping in schools on Tuesday.

Retro Hawk production crews filming a scene for a movie in Mid-Missouri

Lawmakers push for tax breaks for film productions in Missouri

February 9, 2020 11:00 AM Barry Mangold

Several state representatives have proposed a reboot of Missouri’s film tax incentive program, citing the success of productions such as “Gone Girl.”

Photo of a coyote in a field courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Recent spike in Coyote sightings in Mid-MO

February 8, 2020 9:18 PM Zach Boetto

Many Columbia residents have recently shared their close encounters with coyotes on social media. The Missouri Department of Conservation says seeing a coyote in your neighborhood is not necessarily cause for alarm. According to the MDOC, coyotes are most active during the hours of dawn and dusk but coyote attacks are rare. Officials say coyotes